All foreign nationals who have travelled through Nigeria, Malawi or Egypt in the last 14 days will be barred from entering Canada, a senior government source confirms to CBC News. This expands on a previously announced restriction limiting travel from 7 other African countries. COMING UP LIVE at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT: Federal officials will give an update on the omicron variant of COVID-19 and measures being taken in an effort to combat its spread. cbc.ca/player/play/19…

Ontario's top doctor gives update on omicron coronavirus variant after Canada's first 2 confirmed cases diagnosed in Ottawa. Briefing scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. ET. cbc.ca/player/play/19… Ontario's chief medical health officer says province has infrastructure in place to manage any potential outbreak of omicron, a newly discovered COVID-19 variant of concern. Dr. Kieran Moore says he will not be surprised if more cases are ID'd in Ontario due to 'robust' testing.

Flood-ravaged communities throughout southern B.C. were hit with another atmospheric river Saturday night, and the rainfall isn't expected to let up until this afternoon. cbc.ca/news/canada/br… UPDATE: The City of Abbotsford has issued an evacuation order for people in the Huntingdon Village area. A tweet from the city at 3:30 a.m. PT said residents 'must leave this area immediately.' cbc.ca/news/canada/br…

Striking deal on emissions-trading scheme proves elusive again at COP26 as talks go well past Friday deadline: cbc.ca/1.6247220 Latest COP26 draft deal maintains need for 'just transition' away from fossil fuels: cbc.ca/1.6248013

COMING UP LIVE: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers remarks and takes questions from the media hours after a B.C. court dropped its extradition proceedings against Meng Wangzhou. cbc.ca/player/play/19… BREAKING: Justin Trudeau says Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor are on their way home to Canada. Previous story for context: cbc.ca/news/politics/…

U.S. Justice Department formally files letter with New York court in Meng Wanzhou case, advising court that it is seeking a 'resolution of the charges.' Meng's virtual appearance set for 1 pm ET. Meng Wanzhou pleads not guilty to conspiracy-related charges in New York court, but has reached a 'deferred prosecution agreement' with the U.S. Justice Department. If the Huawei executive complies with certain agreed-to conditions until Dec. 2022, the charges will be dropped.

751 unmarked graves found at site of former residential school in Saskatchewan, Cowessess First Nation says. Marieval Indian Residential School operated from 1899 to 1997. Chief says finding the names of the people buried is the next priority. Update @CBCNews: Cowessess First Nation announces preliminary finding of 751 unmarked graves at the site of the former Marieval Indian Residential School near Regina. cbc.ca/1.6078375

Ontario has 255 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest since September 15. 295 people are in hospital, the lowest in 8 months, while the number in intensive care is at its lowest since March. Health authorities also say there have been 11 additional fatalities. newsinteractives.cbc.ca/coronavirustra… More @CBCNews Premier Doug Ford and his cabinet are considering moving Ontario into Step 2 of the government's reopening plan next Wednesday, two days ahead of schedule, CBC News has learned. cbc.ca/1.6076469

COMING UP LIVE: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, public health officials and members of his cabinet will give an update after Health Canada approved the use of the COVID-19 vaccine from AstraZeneca this morning. cbc.ca/player/play/18… Justin Trudeau says Canada received 643,000 doses of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines in total this week, making it the largest week of shipments to date.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau opened his meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden by saying it's good to be working again with an administration that is serious about fighting climate change. cbc.ca/1.5924455 #cdnpoli Watch live as PM Justin Trudeau delivers a joint statement with U.S. President Joe Biden, following the president's first official meeting with a foreign head of gov't. cbc.ca/1.5924455 #cdnpoli

Trudeau says incoming travellers will have to wait for up to 3 days for their test results at an approved hotel at their own expense. Those with negative test results will then be able to quarantine at home, the others will have to quarantine in designated government facilities. Justin Trudeau says in the coming weeks, non-essential travellers returning to Canada via the land border with the U.S. will have to show a negative test to enter.

COMING UP LIVE at 12:30 p.m. CT: Manitoba Health and Seniors Care Minister Heather Stefanson and Dr. Joss Reimer, medical lead for the province's Vaccine Implementation Task Force, give a COVID-19 update. cbc.ca/player/play/18… Manitoba is reporting 95 new cases of COVID-19, including 44 cases in the Winnipeg health region and 43 in the Northern health region. The province is also reporting 4 new deaths. Manitoba's 5-day test positivity rate is 9.6%. newsinteractives.cbc.ca/coronavirustra…

Russian police have arrested hundreds of opposition protesters so far as rallies are being held across the country to demand the release of Alexei Navalny, the country’s top opposition figure. Video from CBC’s Moscow bureau: More @CBCNews: Cellphone services reportedly suffer outages as Russian police disperse anti-Kremlin protesters. cbc.ca/news/world/ale…

COMING UP LIVE: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will take questions from reporters a day after Julie Payette resigned as governor general in the wake of a scathing report on her workplace conduct. Trudeau is expected to speak at 11:30 a.m. ET. cbc.ca/player/play/18… Justin Trudeau says he spoke with the Queen this morning and informed her that the chief justice of Canada will be acting as governor general on an interim basis. He says a recommendation regarding a replacement will be presented in due course.

Governor General Julie Payette resigns. Follows completion of independent review into allegations of workplace harassment and toxic environment at Rideau Hall. cbc.ca/news/politics/… Update @CBCNews: Julie Payette resigns as Governor General in wake of independent review concluding she presided over a toxic work environment. cbc.ca/1.5882675

U.S. President Joe Biden revoked the permit for Calgary-based TC Energy's Keystone XL pipeline via executive action after being sworn in as the 46th president of U.S. cbc.ca/1.5880268 PM Justin Trudeau on U.S. President Joe Biden’s executive order revoking Keystone XL permit: 'While we welcome the President's commitment to fight climate change, we are disappointed but acknowledge the President’s decision to fulfil his election campaign promise on Keystone XL.'

Watch live @CBCNews: Ontario expected to announce new restrictions due to the surge in COVID-19 cases; Premier Doug Ford is scheduled to speak at 3:30 pm ET. cbc.ca/1.5809575 Toronto and neighbouring Peel Region moving into lockdown on Monday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford says. Province also creating $600M fund to support businesses. (More to come).

New coronavirus modelling from Canada's Public Health Agency demonstrates the rapid growth of the virus, with the average number of daily cases approaching 5,000 per day. The spread of COVID-19 in Canada is in a growth pattern, Canada's top health officials say. Modelling indicates that for every person infected, the virus is being transmitted to at least one other person.

Liberals and NDP reach deal on sick leave, clearing way for Jagmeet Singh's party to support throne speech and bypass a fall election, sources tell CBC News. cbc.ca/1.5739658 WATCH LIVE: NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announces the deal his party has struck with the minority Liberals to support the throne speech. cbc.ca/player/play/17…

COMING UP LIVE at 12 p.m. ET: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and federal public health officials give a COVID-19 update as Canadian cases rise. cbc.ca/player/play/17… Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces Canada has reached an agreement with AstraZeneca to secure up to 20 million doses of the vaccine it is developing should trials be successful.

Ontario reports 409 cases of COVID-19, the same number as yesterday and the 6th time in 8 days the number has been above 400. 204 cases are in Toronto with 66 in neighbouring Peel Region; 40 are in Ottawa. About 2 in 3 people diagnosed are under age 40. newsinteractives.cbc.ca/coronavirustra… Quebec is reporting an additional 637 cases of COVID-19, pushing Canada's cumulative case count past the 150,000 mark. Nationally, there have been 150,140 cases, including 9,293 deaths and 128,990 recoveries. newsinteractives.cbc.ca/coronavirustra…